Ow... right in the amygdala
In other news, I like science. I must have been going about this "education" thing in the wrong way. It seems that science teachers like it when you ask annoying questions they don't know the answer to, or suggest alternative explanations
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The theory part of science is really interesting. Makes me wish math made more sense to me, but I'm a little hopeless at it. My friend Tony's a math major and he makes math sound sexy and logical. He is, as you say, a bit of a wizard.
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Regarding teachers who don't care, or who aren't interested in alternative explanations- it's not really surprising that they're less present in math and science than in the humanities. The humanities are totally interpretive. Success in a liberal arts field might mean that you are a smart and curious person who can stimulate learning in others. More likely, though, you're just good at confusing other people with totally imaginary, intentionally obscurantist rubbish. Non-math and science classes are about whatever the hell the professor/teacher wants them to be be about, usually some combination of their own ego and the status quo.
By the way, this really is me and not Rush Limbaugh. See what two years of being bombarded by social constructivism will do to a rationalist?
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The funny thing about art school was... The teacher's knew a lot about their discipline (everyone was VERY skilled too), but couldn't teach for crap. But if you go about approaching a teacher right then you will succeed, a loss of self I dearly adopt (what?).
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